Parasites have had a significant impact on the course of human history—parasites have caused the deaths of countless individuals, have resulted in the abandonment of settlements, and have even affected the outcome of wars. It is curious, therefore, that archaeologists, even those engaged in dialogues about health, well-being, and sanitation in past populations, have paid relatively little attention to the impact that parasites might have had on those populations. Therefore, it is worthwhile to explore some of the impacts of parasites on relatively recent history, describe the development of the field of parasite studies in archaeology, and outline a variety of laboratory methods that can be used to identify evidence of parasites in archaeological samples. Perhaps once more archaeologists are aware of the importance of parasitological testing of archaeological remains, more informed interpretations of past population health, as it relates to parasitic disease, can be constructed.

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“不受欢迎的客人”：考古太平间环境中寄生虫感染的证据

寄生虫对人类历史进程产生了重大影响——寄生虫造成了无数人的死亡，导致定居点的废弃，甚至影响了战争的结果。因此，奇怪的是考古学家，即使是那些参与关于过去人群的健康、福祉和卫生的对话的人，对寄生虫可能对这些人群产生的影响的关注相对较少。因此，值得探讨寄生虫对相对近期历史的一些影响，描述考古学中寄生虫研究领域的发展，并概述可用于识别考古样本中寄生虫证据的各种实验室方法。